Upside-Down Pear Walnut Cake

• 1 cup flour
• 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 cup buttermilk
• 2 eggs or 2 egg whites, from extra-large eggs
• 1/4 cup butter or 1/4 cup margarine, melted
• 1/4 cup molasses
• 2 tablespoons butter or 2 tablespoons margarine
• 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 2 pears, peeled cored and thinly sliced lengthwise

1. Set oven to 375 degrees.
2. Prepare a 9-inch cast-iron skillet.
3. In a bowl, combine together the flour and the next 7 ingredients (flour through cloves).
4. In another bowl, combine the buttermilk, eggs, 1/4 cup butter and molasses; add to the flour mixture, stirring until smooth.
5. In a cast-iron skillet, melt 2 tbsp butter.
6. Stir in 1/3 cup brown sugar; cook over medium heat 1 minute.
7. Remove from heat; sprinkle with walnuts.
8. Place the pear slices in the bottom of the skillet.
9. Pour the batter over the pears; bake for 30 minutes, or until the cake tests done.
10. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes on a wire rack; invert the cake onto a serving plate.
11. Serve warm, or at room temperature.

flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, ground ginger, baking soda, salt, ground cloves, buttermilk, eggs, butter, molasses, butter, brown sugar, walnuts, lengthwise

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/upside-down-pear-walnut-cake-93065 (may not work)